Agent skill

Android Retrofit

by Moustachauve in Moustachauve/WLED-Android

Expert guidance on setting up and using Retrofit for type-safe HTTP networking in Android.

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Install Android Retrofit

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Moustachauve/WLED-Android android-retrofit --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/android-retrofit .claude/skills/android-retrofit && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "android-retrofit" agent skill from https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android/tree/main/.github/skills/android-retrofit into .claude/skills/android-retrofit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "android-retrofit", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android/tree/main/.github/skills/android-retrofit

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Moustachauve/WLED-Android android-retrofit --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/android-retrofit .agents/skills/android-retrofit && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "android-retrofit" agent skill from https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android/tree/main/.github/skills/android-retrofit into .agents/skills/android-retrofit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "android-retrofit", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Moustachauve/WLED-Android android-retrofit --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/android-retrofit .cursor/skills/android-retrofit && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "android-retrofit" agent skill from https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android/tree/main/.github/skills/android-retrofit into .cursor/skills/android-retrofit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "android-retrofit", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android.git --path .github/skills/android-retrofit

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Moustachauve/WLED-Android android-retrofit --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/android-retrofit .gemini/skills/android-retrofit && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "android-retrofit" agent skill from https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android/tree/main/.github/skills/android-retrofit into .gemini/skills/android-retrofit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "android-retrofit", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Moustachauve/WLED-Android android-retrofit

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/android-retrofit .github/skills/android-retrofit && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "android-retrofit" agent skill from https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android/tree/main/.github/skills/android-retrofit into .github/skills/android-retrofit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "android-retrofit", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Moustachauve/WLED-Android android-retrofit --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/android-retrofit .opencode/skills/android-retrofit && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "android-retrofit" agent skill from https://github.com/Moustachauve/WLED-Android/tree/main/.github/skills/android-retrofit into .opencode/skills/android-retrofit/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "android-retrofit", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: android-retrofit
GitHub stars: 169
Used in: 2 other repos
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 265 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 17
Repo updated: Oct 10, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Expert guidance on setting up and using Retrofit for type-safe HTTP networking in Android.

Works in 7 steps: URL Manipulation → Request Body & Form Data → Header Manipulation → …
Tasks that involve Type safety
Reaches api.github.com
Tasks that involve gRPC and Protobuf

What it does

Android Retrofit is an agent skill from Moustachauve/WLED-Android. Expert guidance on setting up and using Retrofit for type-safe HTTP networking in Android. Covers service definitions, coroutines, OkHttp configuration, and Hilt integration.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Type safety and gRPC and Protobuf. It works with Android. The repository describes itself as: Native Android application for WLED. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Type safety
Tasks that involve gRPC and Protobuf

Example prompts

“/android-retrofit”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

URL Manipulation
Request Body & Form Data
Header Manipulation
Kotlin Support & Response Handling
Hilt & Serialization Configuration
Error Handling in Repositories
Checklist

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7e164a8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are kotlin).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- api.github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Android Retrofit loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 265 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Moustachauve/WLED-Android at commit 7e164a8, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Moustachauve). 265 words, ~1,159 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/android-retrofit/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: android-retrofit
description: Expert guidance on setting up and using Retrofit for type-safe HTTP networking in Android. Covers service definitions, coroutines, OkHttp configuration, and Hilt integration.

Android Networking with Retrofit

Instructions

When implementing network layers using Retrofit, follow these modern Android best practices (2025).

1. URL Manipulation

Retrofit allows dynamic URL updates through replacement blocks and query parameters.

Dynamic Paths: Use {name} in the relative URL and @Path("name") in parameters.
Query Parameters: Use @Query("key") for individual parameters.
Complex Queries: Use @QueryMap Map<String, String> for dynamic sets of parameters.

kotlin

interface SearchService {
    @GET("group/{id}/users")
    suspend fun groupList(
        @Path("id") groupId: Int,
        @Query("sort") sort: String?,
        @QueryMap options: Map<String, String> = emptyMap()
    ): List<User>
}

2. Request Body & Form Data

You can send objects as JSON bodies or use form-encoded/multipart formats.

@Body: Serializes an object using the configured converter (JSON).
@FormUrlEncoded: Sends data as application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Use @Field.
@Multipart: Sends data as multipart/form-data. Use @Part.

kotlin

interface UserService {
    @POST("users/new")
    suspend fun createUser(@Body user: User): User

    @FormUrlEncoded
    @POST("user/edit")
    suspend fun updateUser(
        @Field("first_name") first: String,
        @Field("last_name") last: String
    ): User

    @Multipart
    @PUT("user/photo")
    suspend fun uploadPhoto(
        @Part("description") description: RequestBody,
        @Part photo: MultipartBody.Part
    ): User
}

3. Header Manipulation

Headers can be set statically for a method or dynamically via parameters.

Static Headers: Use @Headers.
Dynamic Headers: Use @Header.
Header Maps: Use @HeaderMap.
Global Headers: Use an OkHttp Interceptor.

kotlin

interface WidgetService {
    @Headers("Cache-Control: max-age=640000")
    @GET("widget/list")
    suspend fun widgetList(): List<Widget>

    @GET("user")
    suspend fun getUser(@Header("Authorization") token: String): User
}

4. Kotlin Support & Response Handling

When using suspend functions, you have two choices for return types:

Direct Body (User): Returns the deserialized body. Throws HttpException for non-2xx responses.
Response<User>: Provides access to the status code, headers, and error body. Does NOT throw on non-2xx results.

kotlin

@GET("users")
suspend fun getUsers(): List<User> // Throws on error

@GET("users")
suspend fun getUsersResponse(): Response<List<User>> // Manual check

5. Hilt & Serialization Configuration

Provide your Retrofit instances as singletons in a Hilt module.

kotlin

@Module
@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
object NetworkModule {

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    fun provideJson(): Json = Json {
        ignoreUnknownKeys = true
        coerceInputValues = true
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    fun provideOkHttpClient(): OkHttpClient = OkHttpClient.Builder()
        .addInterceptor(HttpLoggingInterceptor().apply { level = HttpLoggingInterceptor.Level.BODY })
        .connectTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
        .build()

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    fun provideRetrofit(okHttpClient: OkHttpClient, json: Json): Retrofit = Retrofit.Builder()
        .baseUrl("https://api.github.com/")
        .client(okHttpClient)
        .addConverterFactory(json.asConverterFactory("application/json".toMediaType()))
        .build()
}

6. Error Handling in Repositories

Always handle network exceptions in the Repository layer to keep the UI state clean.

kotlin

class GitHubRepository @Inject constructor(private val service: GitHubService) {
    suspend fun getRepos(username: String): Result<List<Repo>> = runCatching {
        // Direct body call throws HttpException on 4xx/5xx
        service.listRepos(username)
    }.onFailure { exception ->
        // Handle specific exceptions like UnknownHostException or SocketTimeoutException
    }
}

7. Checklist

Use suspend functions for all network calls.
Prefer Response<T> if you need to handle specific status codes (e.g., 401 Unauthorized).
Use @Path and @Query instead of manual string concatenation for URLs.
Configure OkHttpClient with logging (for debug) and sensible timeouts.
Map API DTOs to Domain models to decouple layers.

Files

Just SKILL.md in .github/skills/android-retrofit of Moustachauve/WLED-Android.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7e164a8

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in Moustachauve/WLED-Android, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Android Retrofit

What does Android Retrofit do?

Expert guidance on setting up and using Retrofit for type-safe HTTP networking in Android. Android Retrofit is an agent skill from Moustachauve/WLED-Android. Expert guidance on setting up and using Retrofit for type-safe HTTP networking in Android.

When should I use Android Retrofit?

Android Retrofit fits situations like: tasks that involve Type safety; tasks that involve gRPC and Protobuf.

How do I install Android Retrofit in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/android-retrofit in Moustachauve/WLED-Android) into .claude/skills/android-retrofit in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Android Retrofit in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/android-retrofit in Moustachauve/WLED-Android) into .agents/skills/android-retrofit in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Android Retrofit in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Moustachauve/WLED-Android --skill android-retrofit -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/android-retrofit, .gemini/skills/android-retrofit, .github/skills/android-retrofit and .opencode/skills/android-retrofit in your project.

What does Android Retrofit need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Android Retrofit is instructions for the agent only.

Does Android Retrofit access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: api.github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Android Retrofit safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Android Retrofit use?

Android Retrofit is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Android Retrofit use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Android Retrofit?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Android Retrofit: Kotlin Specialist (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), Typescript Pro (zebbern/claude-code-guide, 4.7k stars), Senior Code Critic (nekomangaorg/Neko, 2.8k stars) and Subspace Builds (dallison/subspace, 104 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Android Retrofit?

Moustachauve (a GitHub user) maintains it in Moustachauve/WLED-Android, which has 169 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: Moustachauve/WLED-Android on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Android Retrofit

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Android Networking with Retrofit

Instructions

1. URL Manipulation

2. Request Body & Form Data

3. Header Manipulation

4. Kotlin Support & Response Handling

5. Hilt & Serialization Configuration

6. Error Handling in Repositories

7. Checklist

Files

Used in 2 other repositories

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